If the outgoing MP criss-crosses the territory to the point of surveying school fronts, it is to guard against any “sin of pride”. Between Villenave-d’Ornon, Bègles, Talence and the canton of Bordeaux 5, which form the constituency, Mélenchon emerged in the lead in the first round of the presidential election with 25,355 votes, against 20,719 for Macron. “I am doing the challenger campaign. People tell me ”it should be fine”. But as long as you haven’t voted… We’re campaigning in the field, we’re not giving up,” insists this Villenavais technician from Inra (National Institute for Agronomic Research) on availability.
“Blow of genius” by Mélenchon
Its supporters will find all the more cause for optimism in the face of the unprecedented panorama of the 3e constituency: in 2017, no less than 22 candidates claimed to succeed the totemic Noël Mamère, environmental mayor of Bègles. They are only 12, the New People’s Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) having helped to further thin the ranks – the EELV candidate and deputy mayor of Bordeaux Fannie Le Boulanger, among others, withdrew. “We find ourselves with a lap ahead: the adversary is still the candidate of the presidential majority”, reasons Loïc Prud’homme. Villenavais opposition councilor and candidate for the Radical Left Party, Yannick Boutot is however also likely to capitalize on the rubble of the PS.
Loïc Prud’homme, Nupes candidate, outgoing LFI deputy.
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Fabien Robert, elected Modem in Bordeaux, Renaissance candidate. Archives Claude Petit/ “South West”
Maryvonne Basstères, National Rally candidate. Archives Daniel Bozec
Prompt to assert his service record, through his parliamentary activism, table in support, Loïc Prud’homme defends his fight “more relevant than ever” for a Robert-Picqué hospital “under the supervision of the Ministry of Health » and pleads for « the prohibition » of international heavy goods traffic between Irún and Antwerp, incidentally on the ring road, in favor of rail freight. “Switzerland did it, yet they are not dangerous leftists. And, beyond his candidacy, the outgoing deputy salutes Mélenchon’s “stroke of political genius”, who “installed a third round” in people’s minds.
“We are going to create a surprise”
“It is a serious mistake. He appeals to the media, to commentators, but when the doors open, people say so, they know that we do not elect a prime minister but his deputy, ”warns Fabien Robert, candidate Together! Neighborhood mayor and deputy under Juppé, this lecturer in public communication goes door-to-door, at the daily rate of “five hours”: “I speak live to 60 people a day, from 3 seconds to 15 minutes . People don’t go to meetings anymore. »
“We find ourselves with a lap ahead. The adversary is always that of the majority.
The Bordeaux opposition councilor does not forbid himself any subject, due to the mandate of deputy which he conceives as a territorial cog. Ring road congestion? It is the elected representative of Bordeaux Métropole who speaks: retention car parks could solve part of the problem, because “the companies have no interest in seeing the trucks at a standstill” and would respect the crossing times. The property boom? “We are at the heart of a paradox: we need more housing, but we don’t want concrete. Mayors like Patrick Pujol are courageous. He generated constructions in his municipality, with a diversity of housing. Too many people are waiting for housing: impossible to freeze construction, or else it is to the benefit of urban sprawl. »
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